Editorial

“If one of the brothers, wherever he is, falls ill, may the other brothers not abandon him, but designate a brother or more, if necessary, to serve him as they would like to be served; but in case of extreme need, they can leave it to the care of someone who is obliged to assist him in his illness.” This tenth point of the Rule of St. Francis of Assisi written in the thirteenth century is full of common sense because no one likes to be treated badly or to be abandoned when he is sick.

To the complex situation that we are living in Venezuela, we add the phenomenon of many children and elderly people who are left alone because their relatives leave the country. This is where the question of how to accompany and how to begin to address this need is raised because the brotherhood that St. Francis of Assisi cites can be applied to the family, neighbor, community, or organized civil society.

There are many Venezuelan families who are out of the country or because of a hectic rhythm of life, can not care for a sick family member, and need to find someone “to be served as they would like to be served.” I have a friend who takes care of his sick neighbors taking them to dialysis three times a week and I am sure he has not read the rule of the patron saint of Italy. But he does it because of a sense of humanity that springs from the very experience of living charity: “The truest and deepest meaning of life is a gift that is realized when giving”, said Saint John Paul II.

This is not an easy task because you need to have two important things: vocation and preparation. Vocation is a gift that is discovered in time and that it is necessary to cultivate, and the preparation can be done in different ways. In Venezuela, however, there are not many specialized studies for caregivers that have an imprint that combines the technical and the human aspects.

Being spectators of this need, several institutions wanted to take a step forward as protagonists of a small solution: forming people who have identified in them this vocation to serve the other, through the Diplomado Cuidadores 360 (Diploma Carer 360).

Any start is easy and therefore we want to make ours the words of Saint Francis of Assisi: “Start by doing what is necessary; then do your best and suddenly you will be doing the impossible. “

Because even in the most complex and dramatic situation “all the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle”.

Alejandro Marius
Taller de oratoria (Public Speaking Workshop) for Emprendedoras de la Belleza (Beauty Entrepreneurs)

On September 11, 13 Emprendedoras de la Belleza (Beauty Entrepreneurs) of various cohorts enjoyed the Taller de oratoria (public speaking Workshop) led by the renowned model, presenter, and newscaster, Eyla Adrian, who shared her career, scope, and practical advice to improve public speaking; in this way, provide the participants with tools to face their stage fears. The workshop took place at the L’Oréal Venezuela office.

Formación de Formadores (Training of Trainers) for teachers of Higher Education

On September 12 and 13, as part of the Venezuela Tierra de Cacao project, the Formación de Formadores (Training of Trainers) for Higher Education Teachers course was held in the city of Carúpano, members of different institutions of this town, such as: Universidad Politécnica Territorial de Paria, Casa Franceschi, Fundación San José e CECAL Madre Alberta Jiménez. The 20 participants, who will be part of this project, received training from Diana Hernández, Director of Institutional Development and Paola Duque, National Coordinator of the Program Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs), both from Trabajo y Persona.

Emprendedoras de la Belleza (beauty entrepreneurs) presented their business plans

On September 18, at the facilities of L’oréal Venezuela, 20 participants of the 7th cohort of Emprendedoras de la Belleza (beauty entrepreneurs), presented the company plans they want to start after finishing their first phase of training in the Program. The jury was constituted by Karin Granados, general director of L’Oréal; Víctor Roa, invited specialist in the area of entrepreneurship; Anel Maldonado, director of Human Resources at L’oréal; Mariloly Méndez; Director of Operations at Trabajo y Persona; and Carlos Miranda, controller of the same organization.

Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs) also presented its business plans

On September 20, 16 Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs) of the 1st cohort formed in Petare, within the framework of the Venezuela Tierra de Cacao project, announced their business plans in the Fundación Bigott. In the jury, which was in charge of listening and giving recommendations, were Dario Delimitan and Atenas Bello, from the Fundación Bigott; Cristoforo Furst and Alfredo D’Ambrosio, from Cámara de Comercio Venezolano-Italiana; Jean Anglade, from the Cámara de Comercio Venezolano-Francesa; and Alejandro Marius, from Trabajo y Persona. 

The Emprendedoras de la Belleza (Beauty Entrepreneurs) program culminated the 7th cohort

On September 29, 20 Emprendedoras de la Belleza (Beauty Entrepreneurs) from the Belleza por un Futuro (Beauty for a Future) program, completed the first phase of their training with a graduation ceremony that took place at the JW Marriott Hotel and was attended by the director of L’Oréal Venezuela, Karin Granados; the stylist, Vito Giorgio; as well as volunteers of the program. Alejandro Marius, president of Trabajo y Persona, recalled the effort and the love that each of the entrepreneurs assumed at the beginning of the program. “These women are a sign of the value of a person who responds to an opportunity and becomes the protagonist of her life”, Marius said.

A special tasting of chocolate with social impact

On September 29, in the residence of the Ambassador of France in Venezuela, Romain Nadal, the Cata Especial Chocolate con impacto social (special tasting of chocolate with social impact) organized by the Cámara de Comercio Venezolano-Francesa (CCIVAF) took place. In it, the graduates of the first cohort of Petare Emprendedoras del Chocolate (Chocolate Entrepreneurs), Geraldine Melo and Leila Mendoza, announced the project Venezuela Tierra de Cacao, led by the Cámara de Comercio Venezolana-Italiana within the framework of Fedeuropa, together with the CCIVAF, Trabajo y Persona, and 61 more allies. Also, those who attended tasted Chocolates Kirikire, Nancy Silva’s enterprise.

– Dilia Moreno, who graduated from the 3rd cohort of Emprendedoras de la Belleza (Beauty Entrepreneurs), gives courses in hairdressing, barbering, manicure, pedicure, and eyebrow micro-pigmentation at her residence in Ruíz Pineda, Caracas. The entrepreneur has formed two groups to date.
– Jennifer Tovar, graduated from the 3rd cohort of Emprendedoras de la Belleza, (Beauty Entrepreneurs) participated in the Curso básico de cortes de cabello (basic haircut course), directed by Dilia Moreno Moreno.
– Nixon Pandares and Ernesto Hernández, graduates of the 4th cohort of Conduciendo Tu Futuro (Driving Your Future), began studies of Automotive Technology at the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Industrial (IUTI), with a grant from the Conduciendo Tu Futuro (Driving for your Future) project as an accompaniment.

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